The Wildcats and Amerca East Unveil AmericaEast.TV

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The University of
New Hampshire Athletic Department in conjunction with America East
and NeuLion, Inc., is proud to announce the unveiling of
AmericaEast.TV, a comprehensive digital network built to expand the
content and reach of the conference’s digital presence
beginning with the 2013 fall sports season.

AmericaEast.TV, the first-ever conference-wide digital platform,
will provide live streaming of an unprecedented number of events
from eight of the nine institutions, as well as on-demand video
content including interviews, feature stories and highlights
throughout the year. Sports that will have live streaming of all
events, highlights and and feature stories includes: field hockey,
men’s basketball, men’s soccer, swimming & diving,
volleyball, women’s basketball, women’s lacrosse and
women’s soccer. Cross-country and track & field will have
limited live streaming for events but will have highlights and
feature stories.

Fans of UNH football, gymnastics, men’s ice hockey and
women’s ice hockey will continue to have access available
through UNHWildcats.TV. Additionally, high definition content,
play-by-play commentary and multiple camera angles on select games
will remain available through a single event purchase or an
all-access pass for the 2013-14 year.

Most importantly for fans, the platform, delivered by NeuLion,
will be free of charge for all users. Users will have access to
AmericaEast.TV on multiple devices, including PCs, smartphones and
tablets, meaning fans the chance to watch America East teams on any
device, anytime and anywhere.

“The debut of AmericaEast.TV is a significant step in
expanding our brand in the digital space,” said America East
Commissioner Amy Huchthausen. “We are excited to be working
with NeuLion on this endeavor, which will provide a high-volume of
free live and on-demand content for all fans as we continue to
focus on increasing the exposure of our great institutions and
conference.”

The newly created network offers marketers an opportunity to
reach targeted audiences both regionally and nationally, while
enhancing the conference’s presence in the digital landscape.
The league also has a television contract with ESPN, which includes
live event coverage of men’s and women’s basketball as
well as the men’s and women’s lacrosse championship
games.

Powered by the NeuLion College Platform, AmericaEast.TV will be
available to fans at the end of August with the beginning of the
fall sports season, in conjunction with a redesigned AmericaEast.com. The network
will feature 10 unique channels on an easy-to-navigate interface.
New Hampshire will be represented each of the conference’s
nine member institutions to have its own school-branded channel
featuring live and/or on-demand video content across a variety of
conference sports, while the America East will have its own
conference-wide channel featuring all available digital content and
all team championship action. Due to an existing agreement, the
University of Vermont will continue to stream its home live events
for free through the Northeast Sports Network in 2013-14; however,
on-demand content will be available through AmericaEast.TV.

NeuLion has been the home for the America East official
website, AmericaEast.com, since 2007. A leader
on the digital college landscape, over 175 colleges, universities
and conferences trust and rely on NeuLion to power their digital
experiences while connecting fans worldwide.

“We are extremely excited to expand our long-standing
relationship with the America East with the launching of the all
new Digital Network,” said Ed O’Brien, Vice President,
NeuLion. “AmericaEast.TV represents a huge collaborative
effort coordinated by Amy and her staff. We can’t wait
to get the product out to fans so they can experience it first-hand
on PC, mobile and tablet.”

Stay tuned for specific information about how to access
AmericaEast.TV prior to its debut next week with the official start
to fall sports competition.